In her new book Workers Like All the Rest of Them, Elizabeth Quay Hutchison, Professor of Latin American History and Associate Vice President of the Division for Equity and Inclusion at The University of New Mexico, recounts the long struggle for...
The UNM Division for Equity and Inclusion (DEI) is bringing visiting scholars to campus with a focus on racial and minority diversity. It’s part of the ongoing Inclusive Excellence Postdoctoral and Visiting Scholars Program (IEPVSP). Raymond...
It’s officially the second month of 2022 and as Lobos continue in the new year, there are continual opportunities to reflect on the past and improve from it. February is Black History Month and, as such, serves as a time to think back on the history of...
Overcoming significant challenges, American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities enacted a swift, innovative, inclusive, and community-driven approach to rolling out the COVID-19 vaccination, and there’s a lot to be learned from their methods. A...
The Division for Equity and Inclusion is sponsoring The University of New Mexico’s institutional membership with the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD) – part of UNM’s continued mission to build on its educational...
The University of New Mexico’s Division for Equity and Inclusion and its partners are holding a Diversity Dialogue on Nov. 17 from 12-1:30 p.m. via Zoom. The Diversity Dialogue-More than Words- Beyond Land Acknowledgements will focus on land...
By Marissa Lucero and Jayla AcostaOctober 13, 2021
Strength, culture, hard work and solidarity – just a few words that were highlighted Tuesday during a panel discussion led by Hispano/Latinx leaders around campus as Hispanic Heritage month comes to an end. The hour-long Zoom Q&A, ‘Resilience through...
As a reminder to new and returning students, staff and faculty – Lobos can update their demographic information – including gender non-binary designations and affirmed (preferred) pronouns, in LoboWeb. It’s part of The University of New Mexico’s...
Several upcoming educational community forums regarding the 2021 redistricting process in New Mexico will be held beginning Thursday, July 22. The “People's Power, People's Maps” campaign will be hosting three open community webinars that will help...
Researchers at The University of New Mexico examined the effects of consuming cannabis on nausea symptoms from five minutes to one-hour post-cannabis consumption and showed that using Cannabis results in an average symptom improvement of nearly 4 points...
Mubarak Hussain Syed, an assistant professor of Biology at The University of New Mexico, and his students, many of them undergraduates, are investigating the genetic and molecular mechanics regulating neural diversity ̶ from stem cells to neural...
The Spanish arrived from Europe in what would eventually become the United States nearly 500 years ago and began to mix with indigenous people they met and conquered. Native Americans, Mexicans, Central Americans, South Americans, Caribbean islands, and...
Many people understand the environment as a force of nature that cannot favor or disfavor different populations. However, similar to all things on Earth, the environment is subject to human influences. Unfortunately, these influences often tend to lower...
Tim Gutierrez has held several titles during his tenure at The University of New Mexico from an instructor to coordinator, associate vice president and lastly interim vice president of the Division of Student Affairs. However, he jokes that most people...
Language matters—spiritually, culturally, emotionally. Written and spoken words are an art form, a way for values and traditions to be passed down for generations. When a language is lost, part of that culture is lost. By the same measure, when language...
“The Hispanic culture is rich in tradition. That’s what makes us unique – New Mexico is a perfect example of that.” The University of New Mexico Vice President for Student Affairs Eliseo "Cheo" Torres said it best, pointing to the array of traditions...
Although my mother wasn’t a curandera — or traditional healer — she should have been one. Growing up on a rural farm away from populated areas made healthcare harder to come by. “Don’t you dare get sick,” she would say to me and my siblings. “And if you...
Cindy Nava heads to Washington, D.C. where she will become the first former DACA recipient in the United States to receive a White House presidential appointment. Nava, a University of New Mexico alumna, will serve as the senior policy advisor to the...
The University of New Mexico celebrated the graduating Classes of 2020 and 2021 inside University Arena, The Pit for the first time in two years due to the pandemic. Congratulations to one and all!!
